Condenser for cotton-gins



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0. E. & 0. W. MASSEY.

Condenser for Cotton Gius.

No. 233,785. Patented Oct. 26, 1880.l

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ORREN E. MASSEY AND ORREN W. MASSEY, OF MACON, GEORGIA.

CONDENSER FOR COTTON-GINS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 233,785, dated October 26, 1880.

Application ijled June 23, 1880.

To `all whom t may concern Be it known that we, ORREN E. MAssEY and ORREN WV. MAssEY, of Macon, in the county of Bibb and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oondensers for Cotton -Gins; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, which forms part of this specification.

Our invention relates to an improvement in condensers for cotton-gins and it consists in the combination of a single solid luted or grooved roller with a wire screen, the roller and screen being made to revolve in opposite directions, so as to catch the cotton between them, and thus avoid the necessity of two rollers for the purpose of compressing the cotton.

It further consists in the use of a tluted or grooved roller which slightly compresses the cotton as it passes through the condenser,l

. as will be more fully described hereinafter.

The object of our invention is to condense or bat the cotton as it passes from the gin, just sufciently to make it adhere nicely together, Without compressing' it to such an extent as to spoil the sample, as is always the case where two solid rollers are used.

The accompanying drawing represents a vertical section of our invention.

A represents the frame of our condenser, which is provided with the hinges B, so that it can be hung directly over the flue ofthe gin, and thus receive the ginned or lint cotton as rapidly as it passes from the gin. Upon the opposite end ofthis frameA from where it is hung upon the gin, the frame is provided with a suitable door, C, which opens upward, so as to give access to the interior of the frame at any time. Journaled in this frame is the revolving wire screen D, which may be either open or closed atits ends, as may be preferred. As the ginned or lint cotton passes over the top of this revolving screen the dust and dirt contained in the cotton will drop down through the meshes in the screen upon the floor. Where the ends of therevolviug screen are left open this dirt and dust escapes much more readily through the (No model.)

open ends than it does when theends are closed. Suspended from the lower edge of this frame, by means ot wires cr any other suitable device, is the apron F, which has its lower edge tacked to the door, and which serves to separate the dirt and dust which drops through the cylinder from the cotton after the cotton has been condensed. Vere it not for this apron the cotton, as it drops from the end of the frame, would be apt to fall upon the dirt and dust on the iloor, and thus become dirty.

' J ournaled in the lower outer corners of the frame A is the liuted or grooved condensingroller G, which does not come in contact with the revolving screen, but docs revolve in an opposite direction from the screen, so as to cause the cotton to pass in between the two. This roller isgrooved or uted, as shown, so that it will act upon the cotton only at certain regular intervals, and for the purpose ct' cleaning the screen more perfectly.

As the liber ot' the cotton is always long enough to make the cotton adhere together it is only necessary that the cotton should be slightly condensed, and it will adhere together sufficiently well to form a bat without the danger of condensing the cotton to such an extent that the sample will be spoiled. All that is needed is simply to have the cotton adhere together in the form of a long` sheet or bat, and when the giuned cotton is passed between two solid rollers for the purpose of condensing it too much pressure is brought to bear upon the cotton, and hence the sample is more or less spoiled. By grooving this roller so that it condenses the cotton only at certain intervals, just as good and perfect a bat is formed, and that without condensing thev cotton to any great extent. Upon one ofthe ends of this grooved condensing-roller is placed a drivingpulley, J, andapinion,Q. This pinion meshes with the gear-wheel P on the shaft which pases through the revolving screen, and hence the roller and the screen are made to revolve in opposite directions, so as to catch the cotton as it passes over the screen and cause it to pass down between them. Inside of the frame suitable llexible guards are placed over the ends ot' the screen and the sides of the screen and roller, so as to prevent any ot the IOO cotton from catching in between them and the sides of the frame.

By journaling the shaft or bearings of the grooved roller in the sides of the frame, as here shown, all need of boxes is dispensed with.

At the lower outer corner of the frame A are formed brackets, in which the shaft of the roller G revolves, and thus the use ot' boxes is dispensed with.

We are aware that a roller havin g its surface formed into a series ot' small grooves with practically no space between them has heretoforebeenused, and this we disclaim. As will be seen, in our roller there is a considerable space between each pair of grooves or recesses, and this space is absolutely necessary to compress the cotton so that it will remain in that condition. Where there is practically no space between the grooves enough of the cotton is not acted on at a time to cause the fibers to adhere.

Having thus described our invention,.we claim- The combination of the frame A, adapted to be hung upon one end of the cotton-gin, the wire screen D, having the gearwheel P secured to one end of its shaft, and the grooved condensing-roller Gr, having the pinion Q upon one end of its shaft, the roller and screen being made to revolve in opposite directions and to condense the cotton at intervals between them, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto set our hands this 18th day of June, 1880.

ORREN E. MASSEY. ORREN WEBB MASSEY. 

